Why Is the 'Fackham Hall' Trailer So Popular?

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Bleeker Street released the trailer for Fackham Hall three days ago, and it broke the studio record for most views within the first 24 hours: 7.5 million. But why? The movie’s biggest star is, arguably, Damian Lewis, although it also stars Tom Felton ( Harry Potter ), Katherine Waterston (daughter of Sam), Emma Laird, and Jimmy Carr, who also co-wrote the film, directed by Jim O’Hanlon, a director of British television.

What could be so enticing that 7.5 million people would watch? No big names, no big director, and it’s a British period piece? It’s because it’s a spoof of British period pieces. The Scary Movie of Downton Abbey s. The Naked Gun of Belgravia .

It looks dumb, but that’s the po

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